Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-23

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EoEe<noss amnna thess b the oaFKiaKI
hofss. Wkieh shouid BE- Is y ISL handi
hzeA a1d wstaA from 100 - l30(
| po1nd8 There d 40 oss9siasAl demand
% - extra pzses FOR tb1ss re4ehfnz II
han1a And walehina 1900 puunds. bul
sneh suRhk nok 70 he sunGht sfter, for II
costs considerably more 10 breed them.
All 81 tham mnst possesses fms styIs and
aeztun. and material frse tres Of seven
/ miles o. msfe Ger ho1r. The n1o9t de.
nlrabis eulors are briehf bay. R0ldss
sorrsI o. . ohegtnal. clear brown, fet
black and d4pple Rras. With 10 u1sfe
whits &c them fhan ona O. too ankiee
ana star "a the fDreessd- EKsspt the
sfallian fee, = oos1s no more % raise
ans ezFfises hsrse than Il does q steer.
for Il ean b pas % Ei4bf work On he
farm when two a8d half yo4rs old and
theneeforszrd saEn ifs oWn living Ill
FsadT 80 BE- said, wheu Il win bring from
thKes - foar kimea a. much % the steer.
An exeallens mekh0d Of brnedinR
these b % cross The sloutaet Of euT
ehoioess mafas with the Iargsst sixs and
m0st compass pony buflt thorough
bred staslIcns. OF. What might pTuse still
bstteF, would be 10 use tbs Clsveland
bag. THIS breed b highly prizsd IN
Eaeiand for tne carriage. being Of the
Elght sizs. action and style. Oue very
desiFable advantage 70 Be ob.aIned from
theps is thas the colts almost universally
some Of bright bay color, which ena-
bies tbs farmers Of q neiRhborhood 10
mafch them more easily when full
Rsown. A number Of theee horses have
been imported into tbs Dated States,
more particularly in the West during the
past ten years. and they are highly priz
ed thsrs for breedinR purposes. - me
progeny h mnoh sonQht after By geatle
men Of car eitiess who are willing 70 pay
high prices for them.
Next comes the light wagon or buggy
horse, about Is hands high. and weigh
ing q little less or more than 1000
sounds. De should be IS stylish as the
saffiaQe horse, with more speed. w5lch
q easaly Obtained IL sired By fast trot
ting stallion. This 10 Important 70 b1si
MSS men, for time 10 preoisus 10 thsm,
and they want smart horse on ths
foad, one that oan cover, when desired
~ from niRs 20 eleven miles per hous
Tor fe9 heaFs in succession, withous
danger Of injury. The eoieFs msy be
he same as those aoove described IN
~ y a8IA3EfG A0I8Cs WIN lLlo 1AMulll44 VI
soms others, eneh as varied roans, Rrays
and pure whiss. II not 90 much speed
i required, the cross Of q compact, kind
tsmpsred thoroughbred stallion on the
common naEea Of the country would
producs Ane and highly spirited prog
nv.
Pennies May be Of many sorts for la
dies and children riding and driving,
49, raI1 u.n.r u.al1 -. La aanasfa
soii than larger horses. They may vary
from ths SLOW paced. shaQey shetland,
% nine hands or even less. 10 the clean
limbos. puFs Indian, the fleet, tbs beau
tiful high bred, and the AFabian grades
# IL 70 I4jz hands In height. Ths ex
press horse answers very we'll from 15x
70 Is hands high, and Of q weight OF
hoo 10 100 ponds. He can be less
stylish than the Renfleman's roadster,
and considerably slower In the tFot. bat
: fast and easy Walk 10 very essential.
This ought not 20 be less than four miles |
cor hour, and i've miles weuld be still |
better. A reasonable saddle horse. can |
asw and then Ne selected frem some Of |
tbs above, bat the sureF way 10 obtain |
areally pleasantly gated and handsome
ANNA Il 70 20 70 Kentucky and Ten |
nessee for IL. There they are bred espe- |
cially for this pnspose, and are equal to |
the very best obtatnaols In any other /
country whatever. Their PAGES are a |
fast, easy walk, Q delightful ambls. fax |
tfot and gallopss A feg Of them esn be |
seen ne1 and then giving their posses
soFs an airing in car Central PARK.
The heavy farm. quarry, city truck |
and carl horse IL the easiest and most |
profitable of all the farmer can rear, for |
Il can be put 10 work al two years |
old, and after that more than earns les |
living and interest on lie cost 10 four |
years old, when u will be ready for sale. |
ID is more cheaply raised than bnllock, |
and will sell readily ~ twice or thrice |
AZ much, and II q little superior IN style |
70 the generality Of its class still high |
ca price can be obtained. These may
vary IN hight from Is 20 Is hands, snd |
weigh from 400 20 1900 pounds in fair
working hesh. Any color 10 admissible.
but q preierence fs given 10 snch Is are
menti0ned 10 the carriage horse. A fast,
free walk u ail-tmpoFtant in this class
Of horses, &c for thoss IN the express,
and u should n0t be lees than four miles
per hour, and another mile added 10
this is eagerly sought for, and an ami
NAL able 10 walk 10 would command
q considerably higher price. A fair
tros ID also e0mmendabie, but 1--WE or
ak miles per hour OF this gait, light
loaded, 10 generally satisfactory 10 the
purchaser. Fsw Of this class OF horses
we're bred In cur States mp TO the year
1875. except in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Since then impoFtations from France
and Great Britain Get la rapidly, and
and heavy horses are annually brought
over from those countries BY the thous-
and. Tee great majority Of such have
been stallions. used 10 cross on tAs
larger mares sf our country. Half
bFeeds Of this progeny are considerably
improved in size and power over their
dams, while these OF three-foaFths 30
seven- eighths grew up about a. large
aud are quite as useful for general work
as sny o. the full-bloods All OF these
grades are sold 81 extra high prices, and
the supply has not yet reached the de
mand, nor Il Il likely for years 30 come.
90 that the farmers can embark in the
business with the utmost safety, and
with certainty 81 realizing handsome
profits from u.
New, having briefly described These
different breeds Of horses. something
shsald Be said ef the qua ities which IN
sure their usefulness. TIE hrst thiag 20
look az IL the feet, fer unless these are Of
eeod shape. with plenty Of frog and
tough, clear hoof, veil set up at the heels,
the animal will be Of little value and to-
tally un1l for weEk on hard read or city
and town pavements. The pastsFn mast
be rather short and slope ct the same an
Gle a. the shoulder blade; the legs LAT
and vide. with strong oeKds. and short
from tie joints down % the greusd; the
knees and hockB large and firmly knit I;
the shoulders alanting enough for collars
20 % closely along their whole length /;
the back shor,i the belly considerably
longer; ths crous, quarter and thighs
/ full and muscular. A coed Set Of The
tail, veil 90, Il admired. and 90 are an
/ aFahed neck, hne head and ears. and
dished face. And nav word Of eau
fion: Do nos embark. ualess paFtieo-
larly veil OF and advAntaReously stu
ated, Ia the breeding Of the EAcs horse
and fast trstter. for the extra expsnse
and hazard Of doing 20 are great. and
few prizsa are drawn from them against
very maay blAnks. Leave them to the
wealthy ana fanolf1l, and turn your At
tsasion wholly 20 the useful; yoa viii
thus be saved much anxiety and care.
aud With propsr attention yoa will OBJ